#5A201E#5A201E

#5A201E is a dark, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.033; OKLCH L 33.1% C 0.086 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5A201E
RGB	rgb(90, 32, 30)
HSL	hsl(2, 50%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 64.4%, 66.7%, 64.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(21.21, 26.55, 15.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(21.21, 30.56, 29.68°)
OKLab	oklab(33.1% 0.0782 0.0363)
OKLCH	oklch(33.1% 0.086 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(4.9678, 3.3011, 1.6036)
Luminance	0.0330 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5A201E #1E585A

analogous

#5A1E3A #5A201E #5A3E1E

triadic

#5A201E #1E5A20 #201E5A

tetradic

#5A201E #3A5A1E #1E585A #3E1E5A

square

#5A201E #3A5A1E #1E585A #3E1E5A

split-complementary

#5A201E #1E5A3E #1E3A5A

monochromatic

#170808 #2C100F #5A201E #88302D #B6413D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.65

#5A201E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.66

#5A201E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5A201E

12.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5A201E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5A201E	1.00	12.65	1.66	12.65
#FFFFFF	12.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F2B1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D381D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#631520

Achromatopsia (no color)

#333333

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5a201e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(90, 32, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(33.1% 0.086 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d5e59',
    500: '#5a201e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5a201e;
$custom-light: #8d5e59;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5a201e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 90,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 23.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.33097,
    "c": 0.08617,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.033
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5A201E

secondary

#458C8F

accent

#D5DA4E

background

#F9F5F5

surface

#F1E9E9

border

#CBC5C5

text

#0D0403

muted

#7E7978

Preview Lab

Preview with #5A201E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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